West of 100: Fire & Brimstonehttp://www.hcn.org/articles/west-of-100-fire-brimstone
The backstory to Emily Guerin's report on the scientific debate over how "normal" severe fire is, and a travelogue from the Gila Wilderness in the wake of this year's massive blaze.

In this edition of West of 100, we've got a couple of stories about wildfire. First, the backstory to Emily Guerin's piece, "Fire scientists fight over what Western forests should look like." We'll talk with Emily about why the debate over a new study arguing that severe fire may be more normal than we thought became so emotional among fire scientists. And Neil LaRubbio brings us a travelogue from the Gila Wilderness in the wake of the Whitewater-Baldy fire -- the biggest blaze in New Mexico history.